Continuous Disclosure Policy
Alinta Energy is committed to complying with its continuous disclosure obligations pursuant to the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules. It is the intention of Alinta Energy to ensure that all investors have equal and timely access to material information concerning Alinta Energy.
The Continuous Disclosure Policy is designed to ensure that material price sensitive information arising from any part of Alinta Energy is immediately notified to the ASX in a complete, balanced and timely manner, unless it falls within the scope of the limited exemptions contained in Listing Rule 3.1A.
The Alinta Energy Disclosure Committee is responsible for:·
- overseeing the implementation and operation of the Continuous Disclosure Policy;
- making ASX Announcements and other communications with the ASX; and
- reviewing all material and potentially material information reported to determine whether any such information is required to be disclosed to the ASX.
Other matters covered in the Policy include:
- the disclosure process to ensure timely disclosure of relevant information;
- the responsibilities of Directors and staff to ensure that they are familiar with the Policy;
- the membership of the Alinta Energy Disclosure Committee;
- the requirement for immediate reporting of all material and potentially material information to a member of the Alinta Energy Disclosure Committee in sufficient detail to allow a view to be formed as to whether the information requires disclosure;
- the role of the Board and the circumstances in which Board approval and input will be sought in connection with disclosure to the ASX (e.g. profit upgrades or downgrades, dividend policy or declarations and company-transforming events);
- the review process in relation to the exception to Listing Rule 3.1 as outlined in Listing Rule 3.1A;
- ensuring no relevant information is disclosed to third parties selectively; ·
- nominating authorised spokespersons for Alinta Energy; and
- the importance of the Alinta Energy website as an avenue for investors and other stakeholders to obtain timely and relevant information.
In order to preserve transparency and confidence in Alinta Energy’s disclosure practices, all information provided to analysts and journalists at a briefing (e.g. presentation slides), as well as any public speeches/presentations made by representatives of Alinta Energy (e.g. CEO speeches) will be released to the market via the ASX and posted on Alinta Energy’s website prior to the material being presented.
Furthermore, the Directors on the Alinta Energy Boards actively consider the disclosure obligations in respect of all material matters that come before them.